Rosenbauer RTX Demo Experience

Last summer was ELECTRIC with the Rosenbauer RTX hitting the roads of the northwest! Ernie Young took the wheel of our RTX Demo showcasing the power and innovation of this game-changing electric fire truck to various departments! From bustling city streets to serene rural lanes, the RTX blazed a trail, proving that sustainability and safety go hand in hand!
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RT standing for revolutionary technology, but what does the X in RTX stand for? I know it's the Americanized version of the Austrian RT, but does the X have an actual meaning in the name? 0:57 "us going back to the drawing board" ... well, in first place that was Rosenbauer Austria, not Rosenbauer America, which designed the overall layout and tech of the RT 1:23 "more maneuverable" ... it's not more maneuverable than a fire truck based on a commercial chassis with all-wheel steering. Across the pond it's popular on tower ladders, not that common on Engines, but there are departments which have all-wheel steering on e.g. a normal Rescue Engine 1:27 "tighter spaces" ... it barely does. It's just as small / large like an ordinary Engine there. Better maneuverability only due to all-wheel steering 3:05 "this is an offroad vehicle as well" uhm no, it's not. It can go through grass, sand etc, perfect to drive in a construction zone, field path etc, but it's not actual offroad worthy. Starts with the choice of tires 3:15 "we couldn't do that with a traditional chassis" uhm yes, you could! Rosenbauer did that with a commercial chassis at least 2 decades ago. Not sure if there are any older ones, but I know that the 11 Engines which were used by Capital Emergency Service in Copenhagen, Denmark, are built between 2001 and 2005 and they all had that option with different ride height levels already. Not a custom Rosenbauer chassis, but a commercial MAN chassis